Naomi Osaka vs Maria Sakkari — Birmingham Round of 32

Birmingham · WTA · Round of 32
Naomi Osaka
JPN1
Naomi Osaka
#13WTA
1987ELO
1793Grass ELO
$1.1MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 June 2019
grass
Maria Sakkari
GRE
Maria Sakkari
#37WTA
1812ELO
1631Grass ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWLLLWWL
Osaka N.
6-1 4-6 6-3
Sakkari M.
Osaka N.
6462
Sakkari M.
1631

Naomi Osaka defeated Maria Sakkari 6-1 4-6 6-3 in the Birmingham round of 32 on grass. The result followed the form book — Naomi Osaka came in ranked #13, defending last year's round of 16. Naomi Osaka narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Naomi Osaka came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-01-05United CupRRhardMaria Sakkari6-4 6-2
2021-03-22MiamiQFhardMaria Sakkari6-0 6-4
2020-01-06BrisbaneR32hardNaomi Osaka6-2 6-7(4) 6-3
2018-08-13CincinnatiR64hardMaria Sakkari6-3 7-6(8)
2018-03-05Indian WellsR16hardNaomi Osaka6-1 5-7 6-1
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Serve vs return

This season
Osaka N.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Sakkari M.

Sakkari M.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Osaka N.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Osaka N.Sakkari M.
1st serve in·Even
57%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.6
3.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.6
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (196 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Osaka N.Sakkari M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
91
81
Break points saved·Even
96
94
Break points won·Slight edge
97
87
Deciding sets·Clear edge
99
77
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
95
83

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Osaka N.Sakkari M.
Freshness·Slight edge
85
92

Osaka N.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d) · Sakkari M.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Barty A.[2]
Goerges J.[8]
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Barty A.[2]
Strycova B.
6-46-4
Goerges J.[8]
Martic P.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Barty A.[2]
Williams V.
6-46-3
Strycova B.
Pliskova K.
6-26-4
Goerges J.[8]
Putintseva Y.
6-36-2
Martic P.
Ostapenko J.
6-747-56-1
R16
Williams V.
Wang Q.[6]
6-36-2
Strycova B.
Hsieh S.
7-636-3
Martic P.
Gasparyan M.
6-37-64
Putintseva Y.
Osaka N.[1]
6-26-3
Ostapenko J.
Konta J.[7]
6-36-4
Barty A.[2]
Brady J.
6-36-1
Goerges J.[8]
Rodina E.
6-46-3
Pliskova K.
Pliskova K.[3]
6-23-67-67
R32
Pliskova K.
Tomova V.
6-36-4
Barty A.[2]
Vekic D.
6-36-4
Brady J.
Tsurenko L.
6-36-3
Williams V.
Sasnovich A.
6-36-4
Wang Q.[6]
Davis L.
6-36-2
Pliskova K.[3]
Buzarnescu M.
6-36-4
Hsieh S.
Sabalenka A.[5]
6-32-67-61
Martic P.
Alexandrova E.
6-37-5
Gasparyan M.
Svitolina E.[4]
6-33-66-4
Goerges J.[8]
Yastremska D.
3-66-46-3
Rodina E.
Mladenovic K.
6-22-66-4
Osaka N.[1]
Sakkari M.
6-14-66-3
Ostapenko J.
Swiatek I.
6-06-2
Putintseva Y.
Dart H.
6-16-4
Konta J.[7]
Kontaveit A.
6-46-2
Strycova B.
Watson H.
3-66-36-4